Joan Reed Wilson Esq. - Managing Partner Practices in the areas of estate planningelder law, Medicaid planning, conservatorships, probate and trust administration, and real estate. Admitted to practice in the States of Connecticut and California, she is the President of the CT Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), an active member of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, accredited with the PLAN of CT for Pooled Trusts, with the Veteran’s Administration to assist clients with obtaining Aid & Attendance benefits for long-term care needs and with the Agency on Aging’s CareLink Network.
Medicare Advantage plans

Medicare Advantage Plans: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Medicare Advantage Plans Update Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that beginning in 2019, Medicare Advantage plans will cover supplemental non-skilled home benefits that include daily maintenance. This is the first time that CMA has allowed a service that covers daily maintenance to be eligible as a supplemental benefit.…

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Proposed Changes to Veterans Benefits Could Affect Elderly

Proposed Changes to Veterans Benefits Could Affect Elders

Several Levels of Qualification For Veterans Benefits: The veteran must have served in active duty for at least 90 days, one of which must have been during a defined wartime period. A physician must verify that the applicant requires assistance with two activities of daily living. The applicant and spouse must have less than approximately…

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Post Divorce Conflict

Tips for Dealing with Post-Divorce Conflict

Unfortunately, many divorced couples find themselves back in family court for a variety of reasons with post-divorce conflict. So your agreement is signed and approved by a judge who declared you single – you leave the courthouse thankful that you will never step foot in it again. A large part of my practice consists of…

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Jack and Diane John Cougar Mellencamp

The Real Diddy About Jack and Diane

Who Remembers Jack and Diane? Those two wild kids in love in John Cougar’s (before he admitted that his real last name was Mellencamp) 1980’s song, enjoying the carefree life of teenagers. Do you know what happened to Jack and Diane? Here’s the real ditty about Jack and Diane (lawyers always have to be the…

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